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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Shall Ratify? The People or the States?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which delegate moves to postpone the vote on ratification?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) Governor Morris.
(d) Rufus King.

2. In Chapter Seven, which delegate is identified as "not consulted" on the vote to grant the national legislature veto power over all laws they deem improper?
(a) Pierce Butler.
(b) George Washington.
(c) George Mason.
(d) Edmund Randolph.

3. Why are French noblemen amazed to find Revolutionary War officers working as innkeepers?
(a) In Europe, officers only own farms.
(b) In Europe, the military is a profession.
(c) In Europe, inns are run by women.
(d) They don't realize America have inns.

4. Where does the Constitution go after it is signed in Philadelphia?
(a) To Congress for ratification.
(b) To state governors for their approval, then to Congress.
(c) To the individual states for ratification.
(d) To Congress, who recommends it to the states for ratification.

5. Who writes that Rhode Island's absence from the Convention is insignificant in the face of the stated unity of the delegates?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Dr. Benjamin Rush.
(d) Dr. Benjamin Franklin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last major issue Convention delegates consider?

2. Which delegate proposes that the positive vote of seven states constitutes ratification of the Constitution?

3. What does the term "American" mean to William Priest?

4. Which delegate makes the motion that an address to the people accompanies the Constitution?

5. By August 30th, what date has been set for the final adjournment?

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